{"product_id":"the-cambridge-introduction-to-the-short-story-in-english-hardback-9780521862592","title":"The Cambridge Introduction to the Short Story in English (Hardback) 9780521862592","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Introduction to the Short Story in English\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume is a unique overview of two centuries of short stories from Britain and other English-speaking countries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAdrian Hunter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521862592, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 November 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'…enlightening…' Contemporary Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe short story has become an increasingly important genre since the mid-nineteenth century. Complementing The Cambridge Introduction to the American Short Story, this book examines the development of the short story in Britain and other English-language literatures. It considers issues of form and style alongside - and often as part of - a broader discussion of publishing history and the cultural contexts in which the short story has flourished and continues to flourish. In its structure the book provides a chronological survey of the form, usefully grouping writers to show the development of the genre over time. Starting with Dickens and Kipling, the chapters cover key authors from the past two centuries and up to the present day. The focus on form, literary history, and cultural context, together with the highlighting of the greatest short stories and their authors, make this a stimulating and informative overview for all students of English literature.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Nineteenth Century: Introduction: publishers, plots and prestige\u003cbr\u003e 1. Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy\u003cbr\u003e 2. Rudyard Kipling and Joseph Conrad\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Yellow Book circle and the 1890s avant-garde\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Modernist Short Story: Introduction: 'Complete with missing parts'\u003cbr\u003e 4. James Joyce\u003cbr\u003e 5. Virginia Woolf\u003cbr\u003e 6. Katherine Mansfield\u003cbr\u003e 7. Samuel Beckett\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Post-Modernist Stories: Introduction: theories of form\u003cbr\u003e 8. Frank O'Connor and Sean O'Faolain\u003cbr\u003e 9. Elizabeth Bowen and V. S. Pritchett\u003cbr\u003e 10. Angela Carter and Ian McEwan\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Post-colonial and Other Stories: Introduction: a 'minor' literature?\u003cbr\u003e 11. Frank Sargeson and Marjorie Barnard\u003cbr\u003e 12. James Kelman and Chinua Achebe\u003cbr\u003e 13. Alice Munro\u003cbr\u003e Guide to further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265275285784,"sku":"9780521862592","price":80.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521862592i.jpg?v=1692021203","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-introduction-to-the-short-story-in-english-hardback-9780521862592","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}